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How Best To Launch Free Software?

Posted by Cliff on from the resources-necessary-at-release-time dept.

Chip asks: "The small business for which I work is preparing to release a free software title for Windows and hopefully Mac and Linux as well. This software is something I believe many people around the world will find useful without ever having to pay a dime. Does anyone have experience with releasing free software on a small budget? Any advice would be very helpful. We have a few months to prepare for beta launch and I am nervous about getting the word out, crashing our servers, etc..."

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  1. KBP by quinto2000 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Karma Burning Post.

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  2. Re:Wow... by OrangeSpyderMan · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I'm still waiting for a "radio" topic first post. That'll be worth hanging round for - as rare as this dripping.

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  3. Re: Respect for Eric S. Raymond by Mister+Proper · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't think I can have respect for this nut.